Jennifer Lee planned to visit Springfield this weekend to attend U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential announcement, until she got an e-mail stating she needed a ticket.
Two days before the announcement, Lee learned she could still attend and watch from afar; so she called her friend Kamilah Jarvis and told her, "We're going to Springfield!"
"I came down here for change, and Barack pretty much spelled that out very eloquently," said Lee, 26, from Chicago. "As an African American, I am so proud, and I know that race should not be an issue, but for once, we have an example that is credible, and that means a lot."
Obama announced Saturday that he would run for president …
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